I'm freezing my nutts off here

[Big Booger]

Last year I would be cranking up the good ol aircon right now.. but this year I am trying to go native.. with no heating..

And I am too lazy to break out my kotatsu LOL And it is bone cold in my apaato... today especially is cold because it is nearly dark before 5 o'clock...
wtf... GETS DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME...

Why oh why have Japanese not adopted this principal of daylight savings?


Power consumption would certainly be reduced.. people will feel better and become more productive with more hours of sunlight to relish in...

Certainly winter-induced depression would be reduced...

Why oh why?

[GomiGirl]

Are you the guy with the kerosine heater problem at work from last winter? I forget...

[GargoyleTS]

Set someone on fire, that'll keep you warm...on the inside! Where it counts the most.

[Big Booger]

Are you the guy with the kerosine heater problem at work from last winter? I forget...

Spot on. But now they've upgraded to 2003 models.. Nice and cozy. I think it was because of all of my complaining

[Alcazar]

Wot, you guys cold in the Northern Hemisphere or something?
It was almost 40 degrees here yesterday (dry heat, no humidity).

[Caustic Saint]

Bah. Try riding a motorcycle when it's 20F (-6C) outside, then you can talk about frozen nuts.

[Big Booger]

Bah. Try riding a motorcycle when it's 20F (-6C) outside, then you can talk about frozen nuts.

That is just insane.

[Nagged]

Big Booger, forget all your cares and come snow-shoeing with me for a few days over the New Year break.

I'll be staying in a tent to save money but there's room for two if you are interested.

[Big Booger]

Nagged,
Sorry bud, but there is not a chance in hell...

I actually don't mind the cold as long as it's outside.. but when my ballz turn blue and I can see dead people sitting in my living room:





That's when I've had enough. I finally pulled out the old trusty parka and boggin'

[Nagged]

Okay.

<sob>I'll just have to make a snowman for company since my pet penguin died of hypothermia</sob>

[tonikoro]

You know, this seems like one for the "You know you've been in japan too long" thread, but walking back to the station today through the citym I actually plotted part of my route going underground, just so that I could keep the cold out of my face. -But the flipside to the cold here is the extreme and unyeilding heat of the summer. Especially here in Aichi, humid as fuck I would say. No wonder there are vending machines on every corner, if not you'd keel over for sure..

[AssKissinger]

Aichi,

Do yourself a favor and get out of that hell hole.

[maraboutslim]

today especially is cold because it is nearly dark before 5 o'clock...
wtf... GETS DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME...

Why oh why have Japanese not adopted this principal of daylight savings?


Power consumption would certainly be reduced.. people will feel better and become more productive with more hours of sunlight to relish in...

Certainly winter-induced depression would be reduced...

Why oh why?

You mean you want them to have daylight savings time in the *winter*? In the states, daylight savings time is in the *summer* (and ends the last sunday of october). It now gets dark at 5pm here.

Are you suggesting that the Japanese should change their clocks forward in the winter, so that it stays light until 6, but you freeze your ass off on the way to work in the morning (because at 8am on your watch it would be the temperature of 7am) and some people would go to work before sunrise (talk about depression)?


-Slim

[GargoyleTS]

Hmmm, I don't know...wouldn't there be a kind of poetry or poetic statement in going to work in darkness and leaving work in the light?


Through the Darkness
I work and slave for hours
Then Light comes, Release!

Not traditional by any means, but mine is a dark soul seldom given to artistic inspiration.

[AssKissinger]

some people would go to work before sunrise

The up-shot to this is some bratty kids are bound to get hiy by a truck on their way to school in the dark.

[Caustic Saint]

Are you suggesting that the Japanese should change their clocks forward in the winter, so that it stays light until 6, but you freeze your ass off on the way to work in the morning (because at 8am on your watch it would be the temperature of 7am) and some people would go to work before sunrise (talk about depression)?

Yeah, it does screw with your head. At my last teaching gig I had a real nasty 3-way split shift that had me walking to work in the dark for a 6:30AM class (who the fuck needs/wants to take an English class at that ungodly hour?) I'd see my first bit of sunlight through a classroom window - if I was lucky enough to have a room with a window - or when I went out between classes to grab breakfast. A little more sunshine (and bitter cold) around lunchtime, then it was home for a nap before afternoon kids' classes. By the time those are done it'd be dark again for the trek back to the evening adult classes. Go home at 10PM, collapse, sleep, and start over the next day.

I had that schedule for 2 months and it wrecked me.

[Big Booger]

today especially is cold because it is nearly dark before 5 o'clock...
wtf... GETS DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME...

Why oh why have Japanese not adopted this principal of daylight savings?


Power consumption would certainly be reduced.. people will feel better and become more productive with more hours of sunlight to relish in...

Certainly winter-induced depression would be reduced...

Daylight savings time during the darkest months would make sense to me...



Why oh why?

You mean you want them to have daylight savings time in the *winter*? In the states, daylight savings time is in the *summer* (and ends the last sunday of october). It now gets dark at 5pm here.

Are you suggesting that the Japanese should change their clocks forward in the winter, so that it stays light until 6, but you freeze your ass off on the way to work in the morning (because at 8am on your watch it would be the temperature of 7am) and some people would go to work before sunrise (talk about depression)?


-Slim

I know daylight savings time is a summer thing, but why cannot Japanese do it in winter. It gets very cold in winter and the sun sets at 5 o'clock. I don't know if you live in Japan but the sun rises about 630 here...depending on what part of Japan you live...

Sunrise at 6:52 AM
Sunset at 4:47 PM

THat was for Osaka yesterday...

Offset that by 1 hour and you can see the benefits. Of course going to work in the dark would be terrible, but having more hours throughout the evening and on weekends would be great!

I mean going home in the dark blows as well.. plus energy consumption would be reduced just like it is in the States..

Daylight Saving Time saves energy for lighting in all seasons of the year except for the four darkest months of the year (November, December, January and February) when the afternoon advantage is offset by the need for lighting because of late sunrise.

http://www.energy.ca.gov/daylightsaving.html


I just want more hours of sunlight in the evenings... gotta get my vitamin D!

[maraboutslim]

Yeah, I hear you. But it could be worse:

Oslo, Norway, December 11, 2003
Sunrise: 9:08 AM
Sunset: 3:12 PM

[NeoNecroNomiCron]

Much worse.

Where santa lives(i.e. the north pole(not lapland(norway)))

Sunrise: -:-- am
Sunset : -:-- pm

[Robato]

You know, this seems like one for the "You know you've been in japan too long" thread, but walking back to the station today through the citym I actually plotted part of my route going underground, just so that I could keep the cold out of my face. -But the flipside to the cold here is the extreme and unyeilding heat of the summer. Especially here in Aichi, humid as fuck I would say. No wonder there are vending machines on every corner, if not you'd keel over for sure..

TONY I GOT YOUR ASS TO POST HERE!!!! YEAH!!!!
We definitly need to create a japanese eatpoo. They just dont understand the pain us foreigners in japan go through

Aichi,

Do yourself a favor and get out of that hell hole.

Its a great place if you think Tokyo sucks.

[tonikoro]

Aichi,

Do yourself a favor and get out of that hell hole.

-Actually, I live more Central to Nagoya/Meieki area, and it's not so bad. Two, I opted for Tokyo, but the wife hates tokyo living with a passion. Three, If I lived up there, I would not have the house, the dog, and probably would have long been burnt out on shit with more greys. Besides, 1:45 minutes, nozomi and Hikari is the shit The only real beefs I have is the extreme heat, the extreme cold, and the tenacious manner of garbage protocol.

hey yo, Roba-kun!

[Taro Toporific]

wtf... GETS DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME...
Why oh why have Japanese not adopted this principal of daylight savings?

The sun was up before ?5am? and so was I this morning. Arrrrrrg.

Daylight saving can cut 10,000 road accidents a year
Kyodo - Tuesday Apr 20 4:07 AM SGT Introducing daylight saving time in Japan would reduce evening traffic accidents by about 10,000 cases annually, or 1.1% of all road accidents, saving the nation an estimated 46 billion yen a year, a productivity research center said Monday.

[canman]

I wonder what are the odds of this ever happening. I think you could put this thread and the one about how long have you been here, and while I could be wrong, I think Daylight savings is one issue a lot of F#cked gaijin can agree upon. I really miss having that extra sunlight in the evening. God I hope for once the Japanese gov't looks at all the pluses and decides to try it again. Not only the traffic accidents but the savings in oil, plus the boost to the economy.

[ramchop]

The sun was up before ?5am? and so was I this morning. Arrrrrrg.

Maybe I shouldn't be in such a hurry to sell my curtains.

[Taro Toporific]

.... I think Daylight savings is one issue a lot of F#cked gaijin can agree upon.....

Actually the odds are bad that "Daylight savings is one issue a lot of F#cked gaijin" can agreee on. Dem dare funny Euro-peoples calls it Summer Time, which kinda makes me wonder how they can sing Gershwin.

Summertime
And the livin' is easy,
Fish are jumpin'
And the cotton is high.
Oh yo' daddy's rich
An' yo' ma is good lookin'....

[khusam]

I hate daylight savings time. I can never remember which way to spring or fall, except flat on my face.

I`ve read about big increases in traffic accidents around the time changes in N.A. People can`t adjust their sleep patterns. At work, lots of folks are late/super early on the first day. It`s a pain in the ass. Japan is WAY better off to stay as is. Oregon used to be cool, too. Actually, Oregon used to be the only state where NOBODY could tell you what time it was. They had 3 systems going at one time...

Anyhow, the extra sunlight burns the wheat.

[Caustic Saint]

Better than DST, they should just address the real issue:

Japan is using the wrong Time Zone!

Seriously. Why on earth are Japan and Korea on the same time schedule? Being at GMT+9 works fine for Korea, but it's off in Japan. Rather than screw around with DST and change clocks twice a year, the gov't should just say, "Okay everybody, as of <insert whatever date> Japan will change to GMT+10. Make a note of it."

There. Problem solved.

[Blah Pete]

I heard daylight savings time was used here after WWII but abandoned after occupation ended.

[Taro Toporific]

I heard daylight savings time was used here after WWII but abandoned after occupation ended.

Yep.
However, Japanese work and drinking habits require them to "work" overtime until dark. That is, after dark is the only "appropriate" time to start drinking with coworkers. Daylight savings time would make the wannabe drunks pretend-work more overtime while waiting for sunset drinking time.

[maraboutslim]

How true. Next you're going to tell me that they can't go swimming until a certain date on the calendar even if it's plenty warm out and that they stop going to the beaches on another date even if it's still hot and nice out.